Income Inequality and Wealth Inequality...and a song about money you can vent to called "Big Bucks"

SAN MATEO, Calif. - Jan. 16, 2017 - PRLog -- ATTENTION BUSINESS EDITOR re THE OXFAM REPORT SHOWING THAT JUST EIGHT MEN OWN THE SAME WEALTH AS THE 3.6 BILLION PEOPLE WHO MAKE UP THE POOREST HALF OF HUMANITY...

...AND...A SONG ABOUT ABOUT MONEY THAT ALL THE REST OF US CAN VENT TO CALLED "BIG BUCKS"

You can hear a FREE CLIP of "Big Bucks" at www.barrows.com/music.html

The Oxfam Organization recently released a report showing that just "eight men own the same wealth as the 3.6 billion people who make up the poorest half of humanity."

(If you are reading this press release, chances are you aren't on that short list of eight, and neither am I.)

So, for all of us who are not on that Oxfam list, at least we can vent some of our frustrations about money with a song about money called "Big Bucks." The song was co-written by Robert Barrows of San Mateo, California and Gary Warren, currently in Sacramento, California.

You can hear a FREE CLIP of "Big Bucks" at www.barrows.com/music.html and there is also a link on that page where you can download the song for 99 cents on iTunes.

"Let's see, says Barrows...if billions and billions of people download the song, maybe I will be on my way to getting on that kind of list?  But, if most of the people only stream the song, it could take forever because the revenues from streaming a song are still only fractions of a penny." (That's a whole story by itself says Barrows, and streaming revenues are causing a lot of disruption in the music industry.")

NOW, BACK TO "BIG BUCKS"...

"Big Bucks" is a song about the hopes of making big money, and "Who knows, says Barrows, maybe "Big Bucks" could become the "go-to" song for all of us who may never even come close to qualifying for even a millionaires list, a billionaires List, nor the list released by Oxfam...but there's always hope, says Barrows, there's always hope!"

HERE IS SOME BACKGROUND AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE SONG AND ITS AIRPLAY:

Barrows originally wrote "Big Bucks" a poem in the mid-1980s after some second-string second baseman, who seldom hit over .200, got a multi-million dollar deal just for playing baseball.

Then, in 1998, Barrows teamed up with a musician named Gary Warren, and they co-wrote the song version of "Big Bucks."

The song was released on a two-song CD in 1999 to radio stations that played rap and hip-hop.

"Big Bucks" and another song on the CD called "Run For Office," a satire on politics, both got some airplay. "You can also hear a FREE CLIP of 'Run For Office' at www.barrows.com/music.html

NOW, BACK TO "BIG BUCKS" AGAIN...

Some of the lyrics about the hope of making big money go like this:

"It don't take brains. It don't take  brawn. I only hope it don't take too long."

Some of the other lyrics about the frustration about not making big money go like this:

"How do they get in those jobs with the big bucks? How did they get there? Who and or what did they know?"

The song goes on in this vein and it ends with the lyrics...

"In the game of money, competition is tough...Keep going for your dreams until you find Big Bucks, Big Bucks."

Followed by..."I need money. I need money. Big Bucks...I need money"

..."Don't we all?"  says Barrows. "Too bad I can't play football. Too bad I can't hit home runs. Too bad I don't have one of those jobs where you get millions of dollars just for getting fired. Maybe I'll make my fortune if enough people download these songs or maybe some rock star might want to purchase the publishing rights to these songs," he adds. Like the song goes..."Keep going for your dreams until you find Big Bucks, Big Bucks."

SO, if you're not on the Oxfam list this year...and if it doesn't look like Lady Luck is coming your way anytime soon, and if your lottery tickets just aren't coming through with the big bucks, at least you can enjoy a FREE CLIP of a great song about money, says Barrows...and... if money is indeed the root of all evil, you're going to love a song called "Big Bucks."

...And, if you haven't listened to a FREE CLIP of the song yet, go to www.barrows.com/music.html and start venting some of your frustrations about money right now, says Barrows. 'Big Bucks' is a song that will resonate with people everywhere! In fact, the lyrics to both of these songs, 'Big Bucks' and 'Run For Office,' are timeless and universal.

   Another poem that Barrows wrote that could also be turned into some powerful song lyrics is a poem called "It used to be Made in America." The poem is about the loss of jobs and the consequences of the outsourcing of jobs and manufacturing to other countries. It paints a vivid picture of conflicting economic forces and you can see the poem online at www.itusedtobemadeinamerica.com

For more information about "Big Bucks," "Run For Office" and "It used to be Made in America," contact Robert Barrows at R.M. Barrows, Inc. Advertising & Public Relations in San Mateo, California at 650-344-4405.